3 results for month: 09/2015

Crowdfunding to finish important fundraising documentary

Have you ever contemplated or thought about how easy it is for you to see a doctor? I know we have all, at times, complained about the NHS (or our equivalent Health care system). We moan when we can't get a same-day appointment for a sore throat. But what if you were told you had to walk for 9 days to get to see your family doctor? Over enormous mountains, sleeping in mud huts, not really knowing if the doctor might be there at the end of your journey, and you risk dying on route? This is the reality for millions of people living in rural Nepal. As a charity we raise funds to train doctors, and send them back to their communities - bringing medical ...

Funding needed for charity film

DFN is in the process of finishing off a 60 minute documentary film about healthcare in rural Nepal. It follows the journey of patients trying to urgently access medical care, an anxious and heart-wrenching journey for both the patients and viewer. The filming was undertaken 2 weeks prior to the enormous earthquakes that rocked the country in April of this year; instantly making the footage out of date (pre-earthquake). We are desperate to be able to complete filming, in order to be able to use it to its' full fundraising potential (by taking the film maker back to Nepal, and using an Emmy-Award wining documentary producer who has generously offered ...

Update from students and doctor in Nepal

There is some good news from 4 months after the enormous earthquakes that rocked Nepal. Dr Lalit has secured a one year training contract with the Nick Simmons Institute (Nepal);  an NGO dedicated to further the postgraduate training for health workers in rural Nepal. He is currently enjoying his 70 days of training to do Caesarian sections, and complex deliveries - and will then go back to doing his vital work in a rural area. Meena and Nahakul have just sat their 4th year exams and are waiting with trepidation to hear if they may progress with their final year of training to become our next doctors. We wish them both the best of luck with their ...